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Della's Hand-Woven Flower Sun Hats
Della's Hand-Woven Flower Sun Hats
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Della's Hand-Woven Flower Sun Hats
Hand-Woven in Mason, Texas
Della Hadley, 74 โ fifty summers of flower hats on one porch. About ninety left. There will be no fifty-first.
โI never made them to sit on a shelf. A hat wants sun on it.โ
What arrives at your door
What fifty summers taught her hands to do
Crocheted flower medallions worked free-hand, no pattern โ from whatever bloomed in her garden that week. No two hats wear the same arrangement.
A fine drawstring woven into the inner band so one hat pulls snug to any head โ and stays put in real wind. In every hat she makes.
Paper straw chosen on purpose: light enough to forget you have it on, and breathable in real heat. Your head wonโt bake under it.
Soft enough to roll into a bag or suitcase and spring back open at the other end. It wonโt crack at the fold like a stiff factory brim.
A brim woven wide enough to actually shade a face and the back of a neck โ not the narrow decorative disc most summer hats settle for.
Every hat ships with a parchment-wrapped flower, pressed from the garden its crocheted blooms were copied from. In every single box.
โWhat stands out in Dellaโs hats is the tension of the weave. A hand-coiled paper straw brim has a give that a heat-pressed factory hat canโt reproduce โ it folds without cracking and springs back true. Pair that with free-hand crocheted appliquรฉ of this consistency, and you are looking at textbook American porch millinery, a tradition that is quietly disappearing. You see this in maybe one self-taught maker in a hundred.โ
Dr. Helen Crawford, Textile & Millinery Historian
Southern Folk Craft Archive
Four colorways โ one garden
Perfect for
Quality you can check yourself
- Free-hand crocheted flowers โ look closely: no two petals match. Thatโs the proof of handwork, not a factory print.
- Adjustable inner drawstring โ pulls snug to any head and holds in wind. One size genuinely fits most.
- Wide full-shade brim โ covers the face and the back of the neck, where summer sun does its damage.
- Packs flat, springs back โ roll it into a bag; the paper straw will not crease or crack at the fold.
- Final batch โ about ninety finished hats remain. No restock once a color sells out.
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Wear it in the garden. Take it to the beach. Roll it into a bag and watch it spring back. If it isnโt the hat you reach for all summer, send it back โ full refund, no questions. The pressed bloom stays with you either way.
A note on handmade variance: Every flower is crocheted free-hand without a pattern โ petal shapes and placement vary slightly from hat to hat, and color shades drift a little between batches. This is not a defect. It is the difference between one of Dellaโs hats and a factory hat. The paper straw is brush-clean only โ never wash.
Product details
| Material | 100% woven paper straw, hand-coiled body |
| Surface | Open woven straw with free-hand crocheted flower medallions and a striped band |
| Set contents | 1 hat ยท 1 parchment-wrapped pressed bloom ยท care card |
| Dimensions | Brim approx. 3.5" (9 cm); floppy bucket shape |
| Fit | Adjustable inner drawstring โ fits approx. 22โ23" (56โ59 cm), one size fits most |
| Colors | Meadow Green ยท Khaki ยท Rose ยท Cocoa |
| Weight | Featherweight โ packs flat, springs back open |
| Care | Brush clean with a soft brush; store on a shelf; never wash |
| Made | Hand-woven in Mason, Texas โ ships from Texas |
| Availability | ~90 finished hats โ final batch, no restock ยท 4.8 โ |
The Last Hats
The Last Hats
Message from the porch:
After fifty summers weaving flower hats on her porch in Mason, Texas, Della Hadley’s hands can no longer crochet the flowers — the fine pinch-grip work the arthritis has taken. She can finish the hats already started — about ninety of them — but no more after that. Each one already wears its flowers, crocheted from whatever bloomed in her garden that week. When they are gone, the flower hats end for good.
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- Delivery time: 3–5 business days
- Every order is hand-packed and ships from Texas
- Includes a parchment-wrapped bloom pressed from Della’s garden
- 30-day money-back guarantee — just email info@marlowmarketco.com
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Frequently Asked Questions
Got a question? Here’s how to reach us.
Got a question? Here’s how to reach us.
Email us anytime at info@marlowmarketco.com. We answer Monday–Friday 9am–5pm and Saturday 10am–3pm (CT). Whether it’s about your order, sizing, or just to say hello — a real person writes back.
Can I return it if I don’t love it?
Can I return it if I don’t love it?
Of course. 30-day money-back guarantee. If your hat arrives anything less than perfect, or you simply don’t love it within 30 days, email info@marlowmarketco.com and we’ll make it right — full refund, no questions. The pressed bloom stays with you either way.
How is each hat made?
How is each hat made?
Every hat is hand-woven from paper straw by Della Hadley in Mason, Texas, then finished with free-hand crocheted flower medallions (about twenty minutes each) copied from whatever’s blooming in her garden. An adjustable drawstring is woven into every band. No two are identical.